Amanda Holden whinging about her daughter being called a nepo baby

[mumofoneAloneandwell]

Amanda Holden's daughter is now a model

Amanda is whinging saying that no-one should call her a nepo baby, she earned her modelling contract by herself

The kid is a nepo baby sorry 😭😭😭 - but what's so wrong with that?!

Just own it. Amanda bringing attention to it has just made it worse imo

Yanbu - the kid is a nepo baby
Yabu - the kid isnt a nepo baby and achieved this contract all by herself, no-one should ever call her a nepo baby ever!

Have to agree to differ. Lila Moss is stunning, and every bit a model. I believe she would have made it without being Kate Moss's daughter....

Lexi Hughes (Amanda Holden's daughter) is in no way a model - and I am gobsmacked that she has been signed to a model agency. She's not bad looking and is reasonably cute, but she is not a model.

First 3 pics are of Lila, second 2 pics are of Lexi. No contest. Lexi is no model. No way would she have been signed by Storm, if she didn't have a famous mum.

Lexi is much plainer than I had realised. The idea of her as a model is an absolute joke and Amanda should be embarrased. I still disagree about Lila, though. Those pictures are heavily edited. In candids she is much more ordinary.

I think Lila Grace would have made it too, but not to the level her mother did. She has something.

The other one is not in the same league.

And this kind of post demonstrates exactly why the children of celebrities need to be resilient either way, if they are following in their parents footsteps or trying to carve out a career for themselves.
If they’ve seen any parent have comments about their weight, outfits, appearance, relationships and worse, then at least they already have experience of handling the dark side of fame.

Have to agree. I don't want to be mean or cruel about Lexi, but no way is she a 'model.' As @AliceMaforethought the idea of her as a model is a bit daft.

Your parents can only get you through the door, so in front of a modelling scout, a try out for a top football academy or an audition for RADA maybe, it doesn’t seal the deal and definitely doesn’t keep the job. Take Roman Kemp, having a top pop star and actor for a dad got him noticed, he met the directors and producers at Capitol but he got the One show gig because he was actually good at his radio show, and he’s kept it because he’s a good presenter who also knows how to do live tv well

@BatchCookBabe , I deliberately didn't criticise the young woman. She may be able to light up to the camera.

I can think of people I know who aren't particularly pretty but the camera loves them. If LH has been signed up, she must have some potential.

@mamagogo1 , I agree about Roman. His having famous parents probably helped open doors, but he's doing well.

It's entirely possible to think AH is being ridiculous whinging about the term nepo baby without insulting her daughters looks/walk etc

I'd not even seen the daughter until this thread, but the point is, regardless of her looks, she very likely got a head start because of her parents.

It's not unreasonable for parents to take - if offered, or create, opportunities for their offspring....(people do that in all walks of life, and in other industries) but it is a bit galling when they or the nepo baby are disingenuous about the advantage they had. As a pp said just getting your foot in the door before you've done anything is a massive advantage over complete unknowns.

A football academy is not really the same as to be a professional football player that can be at the top of their game, you'd have to be objectively the best. Acting and certainly presenting is not as categorical as that. Meeting producers and directors is precisely the bit that is difficult. If you are recruiting your 'talent' via introductions, objectivity is not part of the recruitment process. Best practice in recruitment is objective and based upon merit so that you absolutely do get the best not the best you know of!

Plus, with Roman Kemp, yes he's charismatic but I don't think it comes across as particularly fair and objective and it absolutely should do when it is paid for and funded by the public.

Some sons of famous footballers get trials, bu not many go on to play for the big clubs.

@Goldenbear , Roman has enough experience gained from channels and radio station not funded by tv licences.

This coupled with seeing an article on the One Show reported on by Jo Brand's daughter just reinforces the idea that it is wholly based upon that door being opened by your parents. I'm sure there are many more behind the scenes and there certainly are in journalism.

She looks great but doesn’t look like your typical model at all which isn’t a bad thing as I think they need to have greater diversity, BUT the issue here is it appears likely they gave her a pass because of who she is rather than because of any vision of having a wider range of model on their books.

Absolutely no way would she have made it without her connection.

football trials work to determine the best, they wouldn't choose a child of a famous footballer over Joe if Joe's skills are objectively superior. Whereas the child of a famous person introduced to producers at a radio station are a) interested as a result of the commercial gain from employing the child of a famous person and b)prepared to take a chance on that person and forget about others in any fair and meaningful way. The commercial imperative is not the same with a footballer as it is gained from the technical and objective skill and ability.

I wouldn't want to focus on a particular person in the public eye as it is irrelevant to the point being made which is that the very, very hard foot in the door, the 'introductions' are not fair and open recruitment and don't reflect the diversity of the viewer, listener, audience. I would equally argue that the dominance of public, private and selective school, Oxbridge educated news reporters particularly on the BBC and Channel 4 just represent the Establishment and you can't challenge the Establishment of you are the Establishment. In these times, that lack of diversity in journalism is really a problem for ordinary folk.

She probably went out with the statement so people could look up her daughter and generate media headlines. No PR is bad PR.

You don't want to be mean or cruel but then you do it anyway. You do know you have the option of saying nothing?

There have been lots of Hollywood actors that started out with nothing and no connections like Tom. There have also been some that changed their names because they didn’t want to be associated with their parents or family to make it on their own like Nicolas Cage. However there is definitely a nepo craze in the fame industry which is being highlighted and rightly so as some of it has gotten ridiculous and it has been making it even harder for unconnected talent to get a foot in the door.

I do agree with the Liza Minnelli reference, it’s one thing having the door open but another proving yourself, Liza like other famous children have absolutely proven themselves and in her time that was what was expected but it’s sadly no longer the case, jobs are being given with or without talent which is why I think people are making more noise about it.

I still maintain she is a nepo baby as I said upthread but I made the mistake of reading a daily mail article and the comments - wow! Don’t want to repeat all of them but one even called her manly looking.

Again modelling definitely does need a diversity of looks which might help people stop thinking it’s only super thin women with very sharp cheekbones who look feminine.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15146743/Amanda-Holden-hits-unfair-claims-daughter-Lexi-nepo-baby-says-models-success-her.html?ico=amp-comments-viewall#comments-15146743

Yes - NB: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Mum famous in 80s, Janet Ellis. Sophie clearly talented etc.

I'll add the late and much missed Carrie Fisher: the daughter of Hollywood royalty, but incredibly talented in her own right, and totally took the piss out of the comedy and tragedy of her famous roots - one of the best nepo babies ever!

On this side of the water Sean Pertwee, son of my all time favourite Doctor and Scarecrow.

maybe we should start a talented nepo baby thread 😝

Yes, that is the thing, isn't it? I dont think anyone begrudges actual talent and hard work paying off. But just acknowledge your parents helped you, either directly or indirectly. There is nothing worse than people denying the advantages they had. Much more graceful to acknowledge it and express gratitude.

No of course not. Just to say her daughter is really talented (as a parent would) and then importantly to acknowledge that she was able to help her daughter e.g. with contacts and support..perhaps with media exposure. Not to pretend like the latter didn't happen or is irrelevant. It is not either/or- both can be true-- talent plus nepo help.

Agree but then you wouldn't deny that connection